See also: épenthèse

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin epenthesis, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, I insert).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.pɛnˈteː.zə/
  • Hyphenation: epen‧the‧se

Noun edit

epenthese f (plural epentheses or epenthesen)

  1. (phonetics) epenthesis

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Portuguese edit

Noun edit

epenthese f (plural epentheses)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of epêntese.